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基本説明
Examines over 160 Latin texts from all over Europe, as well as many in the vernacular - including some from America - to challenge medical conceptions of old age during the early modern period.
Full Description
This book takes a thematic look at the historical roots of the debate surrounding old age and disease.
Contents
Introduction: Geriatrics Today and Yesterday 1 The Knowledge of the Ancients: Ancient and Medieval Accounts of Old Age and Their Importance for Early Modern Europe 2 Between Elderly Care and Life Extension: Galenic Gerocomies to the mid-Seventeenth Century 3 Old Age in the Early Modern University: The Eclecticism of Medical Concepts after 1650 4 Old Women: The Marginalization of a Majority Conclusion: Proto-Geriatrics between Tradition and Innovation